Texas is off the hook for its 2011 election maps, thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act earlier this summer. But Texas – unreformed and unrepentant of its discriminating ways – is not yet ready to be trusted. …

Dear Greg Abbott: I speak for all Hispanic voters when I tell you, we’re just not that easy. We’re flattered by the attention. But I’m guessing that a whole lot of us will sit out this particular dance. …

President Obama said he is “absolutely confident” that the Senate bill would receive a House majority if House Speaker John Boehner allowed his members to vote. But the president said he would be satisfied if the GOP leadership permitted some bill — any bill — to proceed for final action. …

In the five-week stretch until lawmakers return to Washington for big battles on immigration and health care, grassroots groups will make sure those issues remain on the forefront of legislators’ August agendas. …

Inconsistent and unreliable data collection methods for wait times at the U.S.- Mexico border could hamper the economy according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. “I hope the Obama Administration will heed the GAO’s findings and work with me and local leaders to take swift steps to make much-needed improvements at our ports of entry,” said Cornyn. …